Pics O' The Week #10

Nothing too fancy tonight, just a rather stark shot from last night's visit to The Broadmoor hotel in Colorado Springs (see Brian's pic from yesterday for reference). I'm not sure if they have lights on the trees year-round but it makes a beautiful impression while driving up to the front of the hotel. This just happened to catch my eye - it's the top of a weeping willow that's draped in lights. The outline is great from a distance, but up close you can really see the difference between the lines of lights and the actual outline of the tree...

while the interior of the tree turns into a tangle of wire and blubs against bare branches:

Pretty as the lights are I think I would prefer the tree in summertime - green leaves make the best dressing for it!